On the 7th, the Metropolitan Police Department arrested two people who were suspected of giving instructions in a series of wide-area robberies and were deported to Japan from the Philippine immigration facility on suspicion of being involved in another special fraud case.
The two are believed to have been the leader of "Kakeko," who made fraudulent calls, and the solicitor of the members. In addition to clarifying the actual situation of the special fraud group, it is a policy to investigate the connection with a series of wide-area robberies.
Two suspects, Seiya Fujita (38) and Masato Imamura (38), who were repatriated to Japan from the Philippines on the 7th, made phone calls in 2019 pretending to be employees of the Financial Services Agency and police officers, etc. It is suspected of theft, such as stealing cash withdrawn from a bank account or account by telling the other party that the bank account or cash card is being handled illegally.
According to the Metropolitan Police Department, of the two suspects, Imamura was the leader of "Kakeko", who made fraudulent calls, and Fujita was believed to have been in charge of soliciting members of the scam group such as "Kakeko".
In addition to having multiple bases in the Philippines, the group may have set up bases in Thailand and other countries, and may have repeatedly committed crimes. It was confirmed that the total damage caused by the special fraud case was over 6 billion yen. It means that there is
On the other hand, Yuki Watanabe (38) and Tomonobu Kojima (45), who are still detained in immigration facilities in the Philippines, are scheduled to be deported by plane departing from the Philippines on the 8th, and the Metropolitan Police Department is investigating the four. , I will clarify the actual situation of the group at that time.
In addition, the four people are suspected of giving instructions to the executioners in a series of wide-area robberies, and the Metropolitan Police Department plans to investigate this connection in earnest.
The remaining two Philippine government decided to repatriate by plane departing on the night of the 8th
The Philippine government has decided to repatriate two suspects, Yuki Watanabe and Tomonobu Kojima, whom Japan is seeking extradition in connection with a series of wide-area robberies, on the 8th.
This will realize the repatriation of all four people, and it will be a way to solve the problem before President Marcos visits.
In connection with the series of wide-area robberies, the Japanese police have arrested four suspects, Yuki Watanabe, Tomonobu Kojima, Seiya Fujita, and Masato Imamura, on suspicion of being involved in another special fraud case. He requested the Philippine side to obtain an arrest warrant and hand him over.
Of these, Fujita and Imamura, who were repatriated to Japan on the 7th, followed by Watanabe and Kojima, were also able to be repatriated to Japan after the trial of another case in the Philippines was terminated. became.
In response to this, on the afternoon of the 7th, the Philippine government held a meeting of relevant ministries and agencies regarding the repatriation of the two men, and the Japanese side also participated in final discussions.
As a result, I decided to repatriate him to Japan by plane departing on the night of the 8th local time.